Clothes-drier.



Patented Apr. l0, 1917.

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AFPLICATION FILED AUG-411916.

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'illdlTEU STATES PATENT @FFliED DANIEL I-I. PAYNE AND EVYLEN C. WOODNORTH, 0F BOYES SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA.

CLOTHES-DEBER.

Application filed August 4, 1916.

To all whom t may concern."

Be it known that we, (l) DANIEL H. PAYNE and (2) EvYLnN C. VooDwoaTi-r, (1) citizen of the United States, (2) subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at (l and 2) Boyes Springs, in the county of Sonoma and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Driers; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to clothes driers, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a device of this nature which is an improvement over the clothes drier disclosed in the application iiled June 12, 1915, Serial Number 83,7 21, which improvement provides means for relieving the cord used for operating a drier of the strain of supporting the weight of the various telescopic sections of the drier.

An object of this invention is to provide a clothes drier as specified, which includes a plurality of suspended telescoping members having a rack secured to the lower end of the lowermost section and further to attach a collar to the lowermost section upwardly of said raclc which is adapted for engagement with hooks pivotally supported by the uppermost of the telescoping sections for holding the sections telescoped, and further to provide an attaching element or plate which is adapted for attachment to the ceiling of a room for supporting the telescoping clothes rack, and to mount a pulley within the attaching plate over which the operating cord passes.

A still further object of this invention is to form stops upon the various telescoping sections which are adapted for engagement with rings carried by other of the sections for limiting the extensible movement of the various sections.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters designate Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr., 1t), 1917.

serial No. 113,137.

like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a vertical section through the clothes drier showing the same in an extended position.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the clothes drier showing it in a collapsed position,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of the clothes drier in a folded position,

Fig. 41 is a section through the top or attac-hing portion of the clothes drier, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation of the clothes drier, illustrating the manner of forming the stops upon the various telescoping sections.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the attaching plate of the clothes drier or rack which is adapted for attachment to the ceiling of a room by any suitable means, such as a wood screw as indicated at 2. rlhe attaching plate 1 has the upper end of the uppermost section 3 of the drier attached thereto by means of a ring 4f and screws 5 of the ordinary type as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The section 3 is provided for telescopically receiving the section 6, while the latter section is provided for telescopically receiving the section 7. rIhe section 7 is in turn provided for telescopically receiving the section 8 which is the lowermost of the sections of the supporting post of the rack generically indicated by the numeral 9.

The rack 9 includes upper and lower plates 10 and 11 to `which, a plurality of radiating arms l2 are attached in any suitable manner. The radiating arms 12 are positioned between the upper and lower plates 10 and 11 and these plates are provided with hub sections 13 which aline and are provided with centrally disposed bores 14. The lower end of the lowermost section 8 extends through the bores 14 of the hub sections 13 and has a nut 15 detachably mounted upon its lower end. A washer 16 is placed about the lower end of the tube 8 and rests upon the upper surface of the nut 15 and the under surface of the hub 11 to support the rack and permit of free unimpeded rotation of the same. rlhe washer 16 has a hook 50 formed thereon.

A pin 17 extends through the section 8 adjacent to its upper end and a cord 19 is connected to the pin 17 and extends upwardly through the sections 3, 6, and 7 and over the pulley 20. The pulley 2O is mounted in a recess 21 formed in the attaching plate 1, and it is rotatably carried by the pin 22. The cord 19 extends downwardly and outside of the various sections and it has a rrod 24 connected to its lower end. The rod 24 has a ring 23 formed on its upper end which is connected to the cords 19. The ring 23 is placed on the hook 50 when the rack is in a raised position for the purpose of lifting and holding the rope upwardly out of the way. The rod 24 has a handle 25 mounted upon its lower end which is provided for facilitating the movement of the cord for the purpose of moving the sections 8, 7, and 6 upwardly for telescoping the main support of the rack. The section 3 has a ring 26 mounted therein at its lower end. The section 6 has a ring 27 mounted upon the outer surface of .its upper end, and a ring 28 mounted within the inner surface of its lower end. The section 7 of the ring 29 is mounted above its upper end and a ring 30 mounted within its lower end, while the section 8 has a ring 31 mounted upon its upper end, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The rings 26 and 28 and 30 form guides for the telescoping or extensible movement of the various sections. The sections 3, 6, and 7 are provided with indented portions 33 which form stops for engagement with the rings 27, 29, and 31 for limiting the downward or extensible movement of the various sections. The indented portions 33 are formed so that they will present a substantially horizontal portion for engagement with the under edges of the various rings, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings.

A collar 35 is mounted upon the section 8 a relatively short distance above the rack 9. The collar 35 has its outer edge curved downwardly as shown at 36. Hooks 37 and 38 are pivotally connected to ears 39 and 40 respectively, which ears are carried by the uppermost section 3. The hooks 37 and 38 depend from the ears 39 and 40 and they have lugs 41 formed upon their inner edges and extending inwardly a short distance above the lower hooked ends 420i the hooks, leaving a space 43, which is adapted for receiving the downturned edge 36 of the collar 35 for holding the various` sections telescoped and relieving the cord 19 of the strain of holdingthe sections in a telescoped or folded position. rEhe edges of the lugs 41 are inclined, so that when it is desired to lower the drier structure to the position indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, a slight downward pull is administered to the handle 25 which will rai-se the section 8 a short distance, permitting the collar 35 to move out of the opening 43 and ride over the inclined sides of the lugs 41 to the position as indicated in Fig. 3 of thedrawings, after which the releasing of the cord 19 will permit the collar to move downwardly and ride over the upper inclined edges of the lugs41 for forcing the hooks 37 and 38 outwardly, which will permit the dropping of the various sections of the rack support into their extended positions or until the rings 27, 29, and 31 engage the stops 33. Y

While in the foregoing description, the device has been described as particularly designed for use as a clothes drier1 it is to be understood, that it may be employed for the purpose of displaying various types of goods, in a store, or for any other analogous purpose without departing Vfrom the spirit of this invention. Y

1n reducing the invention to practice, certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may necessitate alterations to which the patentee is entitled provided such alterations are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. In a clothes drier structure, a longitudinally extensible vertically' arranged suspending post composed of a plurality of telescopically connected sections, an attachin'g plate attached to the upper end of the uppermost ot' said sections, a rack carried by the lower end of the lowermost of said sections, a pin carried by the upper end of the lowermost of said sections, a cord connected to said pin and extending upwardly through the sections, a pulley rotatably carried by said attaching plate, said cord extending over said pulley and downwardly therefrom upon the outside of said sleeve, a collar mounted upon the lowermost of said sections, a plurality of hooks pivotally carried by the uppermost of said sectionsand adapted for engaging said collar for holdingsaid sections in a telescoped position, said hooks having inwardly extending lugs formed upon their inner edges, the edges of said lugsbeing inclined'to permit of the riding of the periphery of said collar thereover.

2. 1n a clothes drier structure, a longitudinally extensible vertically arranged suspending post composed of a plurality of telescopically connected sections, an attaching plate attached` tothe upper end ofthe uppermost of said sections, a raclrY carried by the lower end of the lowermostof said sections, a pin carried by the upperend of the lowermost of said sections, a cord connected to said pin and extending upwardly through the sections a pulley rotatably carried by said attaching plate, said cord extending over said pulley and downwardly therefrom upon the outside of said sleeve, aV

collar mounted upon the lowermost of said sections, a plurality of hooks pivotally car-y ried by the uppermost of Saidsections and lioY iso

adapted for engaging said collar for holding said sections in a telescoped position, said hooks having inwardly extending lugs formed upon their inner edges, the edges of said lugs being' inclined to permit of the riding of the periphery of said collar thereover, rings carried by the outer surface of the upper ends of said sections, stops carried by said sections and adapted for engagement with said rings for limiting the downward or extensible movement of said sections.

3. In a clothes drier structure, a longitudinally extensible vertically arranged suspending post composed of a plurality of telescopically connected sections, an attaching plate attached to the upper end of the uppermost of said sections, a rack carried by the lower end of the lowermost of said sections, a pin carried by the upper end of the lowermost of said sections, a cord connected to said pin and extending upwardly through the sections, a pulley rotatably carried by said attaching plate, said cord extending over said pulley and downwardly therefrom upon the outside of said sleeve, a collar mounted upon the lowermost of said sections, a plurality of hooks pivotally carried by the uppermost of said sections and adapted for engaging said collar for holding said sections in a telescoped position, said hooks having inwardly extending lugs formed upon their inner edges, the edges of said lugs being inclined to permit of the riding of the periphery of said collar thereover, rings carried by the outer surface of the upper ends of said sections, stops carried by said sections and adapted for engagement with said rings for limiting the downward or extensible movement of said sections, said stops formed by the indented portions of said sections.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL H. PAYNE. EVYLEN C. l/VOODWORTH.

Witnesses:

RALPH G. KELLER, CHAS. A. PAYNE.

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